The American sports nerd's advanced guide to understanding soccer ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup

From understanding basic rules to mastering advanced analytics, here is your graduate-level guide to watching the 2026 World Cup like a true nerd

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/fifa-2026-world-cup-expected-goals-analytics-soccer-nerd/

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Grim reality of prison conditions laid bare in damning report

Inmates in England and Wales live among vermin while gangs control entire wings, monitors warn, with failures ‘at risk of becoming normalised’

The Guardian
Lammy’s cuts to jury trials could have ‘far-reaching’ effect on race relations, say MPs https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/10/lammy-jury-trials-race-relations #UkCriminalJustice #DavidLammy #Labour #Law #UkNews #England #Wales #Politics
Lammy’s cuts to jury trials could have ‘far-reaching’ effect on race relations, say MPs

Justice secretary’s plans likely to increase black people’s suspicion of court system, committee suggests

The Guardian
Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end

Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038

The Guardian
World Cup 2026: England boss Thomas Tuchel says Bukayo Saka's fitness is being carefully managed

England head coach Thomas Tuchel says Bukayo Saka's fitness is being managed with a "little bit of care" heading into the World Cup.

BBC Sport

Serena Williams makes winning return to court at Queen’s in doubles match

Serena Williams has stolen the show at Queen’s Club, as the American icon marked her eagerly awaited return…
#tennis #VictoriaMboko #comeback #England #London #Queen'sClub #SerenaWilliams #Tennis #wimbledon #wta
https://www.europesays.com/tennis/16939/

A walk through Dartmoor.

Many public footpaths in Dartmoor allow you to get up close to grazing animals – and sometimes they come up to you.

June 2012

#Devon #England #uk #gb #Dartmoor #cattle #walk #landscape #nature #footpath

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/09/the-guardian-view-on-the-care-system-support-for-teens-must-go-beyond-reunions-with-old-friends. "Figures released last month showed that 106 #young #care #leavers died in #England in the year to April, up from 91 in the previous 12 months. Ministers have commissioned a #review, which will attempt to find out what could have been done to help them." See: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/21/care-leavers-deaths-social-services-england-review.
The Guardian view on the care system: support for teens must go beyond reunions with old friends

Editorial: A new scheme to support care leavers’ relationships is welcome. But loneliness is one problem among many

The Guardian